AUF Cinelenean

The Golden Winners of the 10th Cinelenean ✨

The results are in—PROJECT IRIS shines as this year’s top film! Alongside the night’s biggest winner, several other films were recognized for their outstanding achievements and remarkable performances.

Congratulations to all filmmakers!

(caption by Rafael Milano Ponce; layout by Gab Salunga)

IN PHOTOS | A stellar final stage for the 10th AUF Cinelenean

Last May 14, 2026, AUF SAMASKOM and CLTV36 proudly presented the 10th Cinelenean Awards and SAMASKOM Investiture Ceremony, concluding the week-long film festival. While the event has already concluded, its impact and beauty is still evident in the present. More details are coming out soon!

(Words by: Rafael Milano Ponce; Photos by CLTV36, Mary Hidalgo, Angelica Benedicto, Kent Lapuz, and Pamela Sison)

Title: Hail Mary, Again.

Directed By Franchesca Miranda

SYNOPSIS:
It begins with a wrong turn.

One girl is lost, the other already waiting for something she cannot explain. What starts as a chance encounter slowly becomes routine–shared rides, late-night conversations, and silences that feel too comfortable to ignore. Between them grows an attraction that is quiet but undeniable, something neither of them dares to name out loud.

As their connection deepens, one turns to prayer for clarity while the other avoids confronting what she truly feels. Still, they keep choosing each other, again and again, until what was once effortless begins to feel fragile.

In the end, the question is no longer how they met, but whether something built on silence and longing can survive once the truth is finally spoken aloud.

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The end credits are about to roll.

Join us tomorrow at SCC 108–110 from 3 PM to 6 PM as AUF SAMASKOM presents its final stage—the 10th AUF Cinelenean Awards and the SAMASKOM Investiture Ceremony.

One final curtain call awaits before the lights fade on this chapter.

Presented by: AUF SAMASKOM

Brought to you by: CLTV36

Co-presented by:
-The College of Arts and Sciences
-Studio CT
-DWAU 104.1 FM
-Spud Spot
-Chic-Choc

(Layout by Cheska Manalili and Matthew Magtoto)

𝑻𝑰𝑻𝑳𝑬: Sonny Boy

A film by Agave Oat Productions
Directed by Mauro Mercado
Written by Annika Caguiat & Mauro Mercado

𝑺𝒀𝑵𝑶𝑷𝑺𝑰𝑺
Heartbroken and adrift, a college dropout taking up odd jobs has a recurring dream of a girl he meets at midnight — the angel from his nightmare. In an attempt to write the next chapter of his life, he sets out to find her, unfolding the secrets of life that blur the line between figment and reality.

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𝑻𝑰𝑻𝑳𝑬: Project Iris
A film by JSF Studios
Directed by Abigail Romero
Written by Phoebe Bryce Flores & Matthew Wendel Neri

𝑺𝒀𝑵𝑶𝑷𝑺𝑰𝑺:
In 2022, film photography returns to the spotlight, drawing in seventeen-year-old Maureen with its nostalgic charm. While going through old boxes at home, she discovers an undeveloped roll of film labeled “Iris,” which once belonged to her aunt. Driven by curiosity, Maureen decides to have the roll developed. As the images come to light, she begins to realize they hold more than simple memories, hinting at something from the past that may have been left behind for a reason.

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